5.0
Chelsea is an in-demand call girl whose $2,000 an hour price tag allows her to live in New York's lap of luxury. Besides her beauty and sexual skill, Chelsea offers her clients companionship and conversation, or, as she dubs it, "the girlfriend experience." With her successful business and a devoted, live-in boyfriend, Chelsea thinks she has it made... until a new client rocks her world.
Sasha Grey
Chelsea / Christine
Chris Santos
Chris
Philip Eytan
Phillip
Peter Zizzo
Zizzo
Ron Stein
Vegas Buddy #1
Marshall Gilman
Vegas Buddy #2
Michael Roberts
Vegas Buddy #3
Jim Kempner
Art Gallery Owner
David Levien
David
Mark Jacobson
Interviewer
Alan Milstein
Pete
Ted Jessup
Chatty 'John'
Dennis Shields
Dennis
Steve Klapper
Web Designer
Glenn Kenny
The Erotic Connoisseur
Ben Finkelstein
Accountant
Michael Sugar
'Sugar'
Caitlin Lyon
Tara
Daniel Algrant
Dan
Kenny Blunt
Ken
Timothy Davis
Tim
Jénel Stevens
Female Trainer
Ken Myers
Craftsteak Maitre D'
Elon Dershowitz
Jewelry Store Owner
Director
Steven Soderbergh
Screenplay
Brian Koppelman
Screenplay
David Levien
January 14, 2023
10
Honestly, I think the disdain here is two-fold, it's certainly an experimental film and Sasha Grey was in porn.
In fact, she was sort of the name in porn...I mean, Rolling Stone did a feature article about her.
But the thing is, she can act. She's no Brando, but she does a decent enough job to not hate her and actually appreciate some of what she does. Some fine tuning, she might have something going for her...aside from the dubious reputation of Rolling Stones "Dirtiest Woman on Earth" And then "Soderbergh's Experimental Crap" label...kill a guy for trying something new? I get bored putting together little pieces of pottery and checking the crosses to guesstimate a date. Sometimes I long for an ancient bedpan or two just to shakes things up.
I'm sure the same goes for Hollywood, and sure, when you try something new its hit or miss...but then I'm getting to the point in my old age where "The Girlfriend Experience" looks more entertaining than another "Oceans" movie and...really, if it strikes out I didn't spend my money to watch the same old film again.
In this case he kind of struck out, but it is 2009, its not exactly like you have many choices at the box office these days.
Do I want to go see more Aliens and Robots blowing things up, do I want to go see a remake, or do I just want to chill at home and watch "Dog Day Afternoon" again? Oh, wait, Soderbergh's got something that's not exactly like everything else, it's worth a shot.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$1,700,000.00
Revenue:
$1,007,962.00